Bells Of Ufford is winless in his last five starts but that second two runs back is the most telling piece of form in the race, and our rating of 93 just edges the field; 46 days off should have him fresh and ready to go under 166 lb.
Form last 6P54-25
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
72SR93RPR90OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 72 suggests ability but 10/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Brionywells landed back-to-back wins two and three starts back and has run over today's trip, making her a live threat off a mark of 90, though the 74-day absence is the one factor to weigh against her.
Form last 648-114
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
86SR84RPR90OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 86 suggests ability but 6/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Rated higher than his official mark suggests, Captain Connor arrives here with conditions that could bring out the best in him, though his recent string of disappointing efforts — including a pull-up in his last five starts — remains the obvious concern.
Form last 648P-78
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
53SR92RPR83OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 53 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 28/1.
French Diablo won last time out but his record in recent starts also includes a pull-up, and our rating ranks him sixth of eight here; he has run over today's trip and going before, yet 154 lb makes the task no easier.
Form last 668-P31
★AI Rating★★★☆☆
83SR76RPR82OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 83 is competitive — each-way claims if conditions suit on the day.
Winless in his last four starts, Delgany Second Now arrives here after 34 days off carrying 153 lb, and a mark of 81 suggests the handicapper holds him in check, though his trainer's current 26% strike rate over the last fortnight offers a timely positive.
Form last 65-775
★AI Rating★★☆☆☆
73SR79RPR81OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 73 suggests ability but 2/1 reflects a stiff ask in this field.
Winless in his last five starts, Kotgar nonetheless shaped with promise when third last time out and has experience of today's going in his favour, making him a genuine threat off 149 lb; the risk is whether he can finally convert that placed effort into something more decisive.
Form last 67P5-53
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
66SR87RPR73OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 66 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 14/1.
Mc'flo has been winless in her last five starts, pulling up most recently, and ranked seventh of eight on our figures she faces a stiff task here; she does arrive fit enough at 30 days since her last run and has experience of today's distance and going.
Form last 6-8964P
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
52SR73RPR71OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 52 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 22/1.
Lightly raced and unexposed, Pink Walls has shown little in recent starts — a pair of pull-ups and an eighth among her last five — but with 44 days between runs and open to improvement, she merits watching if she settles and completes the course.
Form last 6P0-P84
★AI Rating★☆☆☆☆
37SR—RPR60OR—Votes
✦AI verdict
SR 37 is modest for this company — needs everything to go right at 125/1.
Prices update each odds sync. Green ▼ = shortened (steamer),
Red ▲ = drifted, Blue = = unchanged since last sync.
Best column highlights the bookmaker offering the longest price.
Delgany Second Now owns one of the strongest chamber scores in this field. The Balanced lens likes the blend of SR strength (41) and market confidence (88). The profile stays composed even after the chamber introduces race-day variance.
5/2Dan SkeltonHarry Skelton
67%Confidence
⚠ Danger Runner
Brionywells
Nearest rival if the simulation drifts off the primary path.
13/2 · David Killahena & Graeme McPherson✓ Value Signal
Pink Walls
Strongest upside if you want a less obvious route through the field.
125/1 · M Mullineaux◈ Chamber Memory
Balanced
Even weighting across form, market confidence and race-day volatility.
French Diablo (SR:83, 6/5) is the standout on multiple converging signals. The course form (W1P2 at Stratford) is a meaningful edge in a thin Class 5 field, and the market has steamed in 21% — significant money arriving late in a small field is hard to ignore. David Bass (11% strike rate, 142 career winners) is a strong booking, and Max Comley's 12% trainer strike rate from 162 runners is respectable. The MarkMv:+4 is a modest penalty after a recent win but the SR:83 leads the field by 3lb over next-best Brionywells (SR:86 — but Brionywells is 6/1 with no market support and a 74-day layoff). Weight of 11-0 is favourable compared to the top-weights carrying 11-12 with inferior SRs, and the recent form 68-P31 shows a win and a placed finish in the last two completions.
Each-way alternative: Brionywells.
Main danger: Brionywells — Brionywells (SR:86, 6/1) is the highest-rated horse in the field and recent form 48-114 shows a hat-trick of wins before this return; if the 74-day layoff hasn't blunted the edge, it represents the chief threat to French Diablo.
⚖Case against4clamped▾
The MarkMv:+4 penalty means French Diablo is carrying more weight after a recent win, and at 6/5 in a Class 5 field there is very little margin for error if the handicapper has caught up with the hor…
Form string 68-P31 includes a pull-up (P) just two runs ago — jumping soundness at Stratford's tight turns is not guaranteed, and that mid-sequence fall from form is underexplained.
Delgany Second Now is trained by Dan Skelton (21% strike rate) and ridden by Harry Skelton (27%) — comfortably the most powerful handler/jockey combination in the race, and at 2/1 they represent a se…
At 6/5, French Diablo is priced to near-certainty in a Class 5 novice/low-grade contest — the SR:83 lead over rivals is only 3lb on figures and does not justify such a compressed price if anything in…
ShortlistFrench Diablo, Brionywells, Delgany Second Now